Monterey Jazz Festival full lineup revealed.

Let's get right to it:

ARENA:

—Friday Night / 9.18.15

Jaco’s World: A celebration of the music of Jaco Pastorius conducted by Vince Mendoza; featuring Victor Bailey, Christian McBride, Felix Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Alex Acuña and others

Chick Corea Trio with Christian McBride and Brian Blade

Geri Allen presents: The Erroll Garner Project: Concert by the Sea featuring Jason Moran, Christian Sands, Russell Malone, Darek Oles and Jimmy Cobb

—Saturday Afternoon / 9.19.15

Crescent City Gumbo: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Burnin’ the Blues: Lucky Peterson

Roots, Soul, and Rock & Roll: Nikki Hill

—Saturday Night / 9.19.15

The Spirit of Swing: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis performing the music of Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, John Lewis and Chick Corea

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: Patti Austin, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders and Justin Brown

2015 MJF Commission: The Myth of Erasure: Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet with special guests

—Sunday Afternoon / 9.20.15

80th Birthday Celebration: Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring Juan and Peter Michael Escovedo and special guest Sheila E.

Fusion for the Future: Snarky Puppy

The Future of Jazz: Next Generation Jazz Orchestra directed by Paul Contos with 2015 Artist-In-Residence, Wynton Marsalis

—Sunday Night / 9.20.15

Beyond Jazz: Chris Botti

2015 GRAMMY Winner: Dianne Reeves

Music Without Borders: Chick Corea and Bela Fleck

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GROUNDS:

—Friday Night / 9.18.15

Terence Blanchard E-Collective

Kurt Rosenwinkel Quartet

Monty Alexander Trio with John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton

Theo Croker

Cyrille Aimée

Musette Explosion

The Brothers Comatose

Dennis Murphy Band

Berklee College of Music Global Jazz Institute

—Saturday / 9.19.15

Lizz Wright

Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet

Monty Alexander Trio with John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton

Lucky Peterson

Ernesto Oviedo with The John Santos Sextet

Nikki Hill

Etienne Charles & Creole Soul

David Gilmore & Energies of Change

Kneebody

The United States Marine Corps All-Star Jazz Band

Crossing Borders featuring Jennifer Scott & Kristen Strom

Allan Harris “Black Bar Jukebox”

Dann Zinn “Shangri La” with Peter Erskine & Chris Robinson

Sonny Knight & The Lakers

Wasabi

Berklee College of Music Global Jazz Institute

Top Bands from the 2015 Next Generation Jazz Festival

Percussion Discussion featuring Peter Erskine and Jeff Hamilton

Hosted by Ashley Kahn

20th Annual DownBeat Blindfold Test with Brian Blade

Hosted by Dan Ouellette

—Sunday / 9.20.15

Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour

Patti Austin, Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Justin Brown

Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola comes to Dizzy’s Den

Jazz at Lincoln Center Ensembles

Monty Alexander Trio with John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton

Rudresh Mahanthappa Quintet “Bird Calls”

Kyle Eastwood Band

The Jones Family Singers

Michael O’Neill Quintet featuring Kenny Washington

Duchess

Justin Kauflin Quartet

Top Bands from the 2015 Next Generation Jazz Festival

Monterey County High School All-Star Band

Monterey County High School Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble

Family Day: Jazz for Kids with Amy Cervini

Partial List / Artists Subject to Change.

ALL WEEKEND

Jazz on Film: JACO: A Documentary Film (Saturday)

Keep On Keepin’ On: A Tribute to Clark Terry (Sunday)

Music on the Yamaha AvantGrand at the Courtyard Stage

Arena Simulcasts in the Jazz Theater

Silent auction, beer tastings and entertainment in the

North Coast Brewing Co. Jazz Education Pavilion

Coffee House Gallery Exhibit:

A Love Supreme at 50: John Coltrane’s Spiritual Masterpiece

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FULL WEEKEND ARENA PACKAGES

Priority reserved seating in the Arena for all 5 Jimmy Lyons Stage concerts, renewable and upgradeable annually.

Access to 7 general admission Grounds Stages and all Grounds activities at no extra cost.

Exclusive option to purchase on-site Fairgrounds Parking

Arena Packages on sale May 15, 2015.

SINGLE DAY ARENA TICKETS

Reserved seating (non-renewable) in the Arena for Jimmy Lyons Stage concerts on the day you select.

Access to 7 general admission Grounds Stages and all Grounds activities at no extra cost.

Single Day Arena Tickets on sale June 5, 2015